Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-389) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

In the shadow of Lincoln -- When the rebels came marching home -- The first modern war -- An unexpected muse -- Westward ho! -- Only the glory remained -- From the front lines to the Capitol -- An unsteady White House -- America rising -- Should auld acquaintance be forgot.

Summary, etc.:

Explores seventy fascinating figures who shaped America during Reconstruction and beyond, from William Tecumseh Sherman to Elizabeth Van Lew to Thomas Nast.